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Cuyunon
Noun
panganay
- firstborn child
Tagalog
Etymology
From pang- + *anay. Compare Kapampangan pangane. The root *anay came from Proto-Southern Philippine *qanay (“first”). See Waray-Waray anay (“first; before”).
Pronunciation
Noun
panganay (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜅᜈᜌ᜔)
- firstborn child
Derived terms
See also
Further reading
- “panganay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018